History of Parliament Trust

Analysis

History of Parliament Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, History of Parliament Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.8m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.5m (+23%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, History of Parliament Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pshe Association (£1.5m), BCR Gjag Ltd (£1.5m) and St Edmunds Society (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 7.3% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £811k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.